Male breast cancer (MBC) is a rare disease. It accounts for a less than 1% of total
malignant diseases and for a less than 1% of all breast cancer cases [
[1]
]. Besides the fact that it is much less frequent than a female breast cancer (FBC),
MBC is a disease that deserves a full attention of the whole society. Although global
incidence of MBC of around 8000 cases [
[2]
] is still relatively low, the rise in the incidence from 0.86 to 1.08 per 100000 in
twenty five year period (from 1973 to 1998) [
[3]
] and the increment in the lifetime risk of getting MBC to 1 in 1000 [
[4]
] in the United States of America, should raise the awareness of MBC among all health
care professionals.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: December 16, 2015
Accepted:
November 27,
2015
Received:
November 26,
2015
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